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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "Write Binary File",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.writeBinaryFile",
      "position": [
        800,
        350
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "fileName": "test.json"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Make Binary",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
      "position": [
        600,
        350
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "functionCode": "items[0].binary = {\n  data: {\n    data: new Buffer(JSON.stringify(items[0].json, null, 2)).toString('base64')\n  }\n};\nreturn items;"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Create Example Data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
      "position": [
        390,
        350
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "functionCode": "items[0].json = {\n  \"text\": \"asdf\",\n  \"number\": 1\n};\nreturn items;"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Make Binary": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Write Binary File",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Create Example Data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Make Binary",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Write Json To Disk Binary. Uses writeBinaryFile. Manual trigger; 3 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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